With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:1.Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards act and Rules of the Central Government.2.The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.3.To prevent infiltration on the international border /coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.How Many of the above statements are correct?

1. A

   Only one

   Only one. Two statements hold.

2. B

   Only two

   Only two. Home Guards are an auxiliary to the police; Border Wing battalions exist in some States. They are raised under State Acts and rules, not a Central Home Guards Act.

3. C

   All three

   All three. Statement 1 is the miss.

4. D

   None

   None. Auxiliary role and Border Wing are real.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Home Guards are a State-raised volunteer auxiliary to the police for internal security. Some States have Border Wing Home Guards on the international border or coast. There is no single Central Home Guards Act that raises them all.